October 2005

Ok, have arrived in Sydney, spent first day in similiar dazed state to when I first arrived in KL, except this time I was on my own! It’s still a bit rainy here, but I’m told summer is just around the corner…took a walk down to Sydney Harbour bridge today after doing all the boring…

Kuala Lumpur It’s been a blast, but alas, it is time to go! Luckily I am going on to Sydney 🙂 I’m gonna have good memories of this place, everything from the gorgeous island of Redang to the madness of Chinatown, the random Oktoberfesting, the local ex pat squad, even the Gurkhas that guard Melrose…

Oktoberfest Yes, I never would have imagined that my first Oktoberfest experience would have been in South East Asia, but what the heck! There was German beer, sausages, authentic musical entertainment complete with Leiderhosen-sporting musicians, and even the chicken dance. Don’t ask. Just have a look at the pictures.

Yep, forgot to mention that, it’s really quite uncanny when you see it.

Da beach Went to Puland Redang for a few days, which is on the east coast of Malaysia near Kuala Terengganu, to find some sunshine! Awesome snorkelling and diving to be found there, pretty cheap too (less than 10 quid for a scuba dive!). And the beach…well… 🙂

KL from the appt

I can’t believe it, I still can’t get to sleep before 5am !! I did stuff during the day, I go out at night, but still I had to come back, watch bad TV and then Kill Bill2 before I felt even close to the land of nod. At least it lets me fiddle around…

Yoo everyone, Hei Kaikki, quick post to say arrived In KL no problems, just dealing with major jet lag at the moment so sleeping during the day and drinking in the evening…hmm, not much has changed then. KL is a typical big Asian city, its all kinda hazy humid weather at the moment, and the…